Rich Kelley
C · Sacramento Kings
Seasons 1975-76–1985-86 · 11 on record · Ht 7-0 · b. 1953
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Player info
| Position | C |
|---|---|
| Number | #53 (also #44, #50) |
| Team | Sacramento Kings |
| Height | 7-0 |
| Weight | 235 lb |
| Born | 1953-03-23 |
| College | Stanford |
| Drafted | 1975 · Round 1, Pick 7 · NOJ |
| Seasons | 1975-76–1985-86 (11) |
Career averages
7.6 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 2.6 APG · 814 games · .488 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | NOJ | 22 | 75 | 17.9 | .485 | — | .776 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 19.3 | .562 |
| 1976-77 | NOJ | 23 | 76 | 19.8 | .477 | — | .792 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 17.6 | .554 |
| 1977-78 | NOJ | 24 | 82 | 25.8 | .505 | — | .779 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 17.8 | .571 |
| 1978-79 | NOJ | 25 | 80 | 33.8 | .506 | — | .814 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 15.7 | 19.9 | .585 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 26 | 80 | 23.0 | .473 | 0.000 | .787 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 8.8 | 14.4 | .566 |
| NJN | 26 | 57 | 25.7 | .466 | 0.000 | .788 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 10.0 | 13.8 | .559 | |
| PHX | 26 | 23 | 16.2 | .506 | — | .783 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 16.5 | .597 | |
| 1980-81 | PHX | 27 | 81 | 20.8 | .506 | 0.000 | .758 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 14.4 | .580 |
| 1981-82 | PHX | 28 | 81 | 23.4 | .467 | 0.000 | .749 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 12.5 | .530 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 29 | 70 | 19.2 | .444 | — | .811 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 12.2 | .543 |
| DEN | 29 | 38 | 14.9 | .418 | — | .786 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 10.9 | .503 | |
| UTA | 29 | 32 | 24.4 | .467 | — | .829 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 13.2 | .578 | |
| 1983-84 | UTA | 30 | 75 | 22.3 | .500 | — | .765 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 9.7 | .579 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 31 | 77 | 16.6 | .477 | 0.000 | .750 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 8.5 | .547 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 32 | 37 | 8.8 | .571 | 0.000 | .818 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 11.0 | .631 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | NOJ | 75 | — | 1,346 | 184 | 379 | .485 | — | — | 159 | 205 | 528 | 155 | 52 | 60 | — | 527 |
| 1976-77 | NOJ | 76 | — | 1,505 | 184 | 386 | .477 | — | — | 156 | 197 | 587 | 208 | 45 | 63 | — | 524 |
| 1977-78 | NOJ | 82 | — | 2,119 | 304 | 602 | .505 | — | — | 225 | 289 | 759 | 233 | 89 | 129 | 225 | 833 |
| 1978-79 | NOJ | 80 | — | 2,705 | 440 | 870 | .506 | — | — | 373 | 458 | 1026 | 285 | 126 | 166 | 288 | 1,253 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 80 | — | 1,839 | 229 | 484 | .473 | 0 | 3 | 244 | 310 | 515 | 178 | 78 | 96 | 198 | 702 |
| NJN | 57 | — | 1,466 | 186 | 399 | .466 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 250 | 397 | 128 | 50 | 79 | 152 | 569 | |
| PHX | 23 | — | 373 | 43 | 85 | .506 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 60 | 118 | 50 | 28 | 17 | 46 | 133 | |
| 1980-81 | PHX | 81 | — | 1,686 | 196 | 387 | .506 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 231 | 441 | 282 | 79 | 63 | 209 | 567 |
| 1981-82 | PHX | 81 | 39 | 1,892 | 236 | 505 | .467 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 223 | 497 | 293 | 64 | 71 | 244 | 639 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 70 | 23 | 1,345 | 130 | 293 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 175 | 404 | 138 | 54 | 39 | 118 | 402 |
| DEN | 38 | 0 | 565 | 59 | 141 | .418 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 70 | 172 | 59 | 21 | 18 | 53 | 173 | |
| UTA | 32 | 23 | 780 | 71 | 152 | .467 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 105 | 232 | 79 | 33 | 21 | 65 | 229 | |
| 1983-84 | UTA | 75 | 30 | 1,674 | 132 | 264 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 162 | 490 | 157 | 55 | 29 | 148 | 388 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 77 | 34 | 1,276 | 103 | 216 | .477 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 112 | 350 | 120 | 42 | 30 | 124 | 290 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 37 | 0 | 324 | 28 | 49 | .571 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 81 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 74 |
| Career | 814 | — | — | 2,166 | 4,435 | .488 | 0 | 10 | 1867 | 2384 | 5678 | 2092 | 694 | 749 | 1576 | 6,199 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | NOJ | 75 | 17.9 | 4.9 | 10.1 | .485 | — | — | 4.3 | 5.5 | 14.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | — | 14.1 |
| 1976-77 | NOJ | 76 | 19.8 | 4.4 | 9.2 | .477 | — | — | 3.7 | 4.7 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | — | 12.5 |
| 1977-78 | NOJ | 82 | 25.8 | 5.2 | 10.2 | .505 | — | — | 3.8 | 4.9 | 12.9 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 14.2 |
| 1978-79 | NOJ | 80 | 33.8 | 5.9 | 11.6 | .506 | — | — | 5.0 | 6.1 | 13.7 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 16.7 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 80 | 23.0 | 4.5 | 9.5 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 10.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 13.7 |
| NJN | 57 | 25.7 | 4.6 | 9.8 | .466 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 14.0 | |
| PHX | 23 | 16.2 | 4.2 | 8.2 | .506 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 12.8 | |
| 1980-81 | PHX | 81 | 20.8 | 4.2 | 8.3 | .506 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 12.1 |
| 1981-82 | PHX | 81 | 23.4 | 4.5 | 9.6 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 12.2 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 70 | 19.2 | 3.5 | 7.8 | .444 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 10.8 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 10.8 |
| DEN | 38 | 14.9 | 3.8 | 9.0 | .418 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 11.0 | |
| UTA | 32 | 24.4 | 3.3 | 7.0 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 10.6 | |
| 1983-84 | UTA | 75 | 22.3 | 2.8 | 5.7 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 8.3 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 77 | 16.6 | 2.9 | 6.1 | .477 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.2 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 37 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 5.4 | .571 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 8.2 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | NOJ | 75 | 1,346 | 19.3 | .562 | — | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.8 | .171 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +2.8 | +1.6 |
| 1976-77 | NOJ | 76 | 1,505 | 17.6 | .554 | — | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.3 | .138 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +1.5 |
| 1977-78 | NOJ | 82 | 2,119 | 17.8 | .571 | 17.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 6.4 | .146 | +0.3 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +2.5 |
| 1978-79 | NOJ | 80 | 2,705 | 19.9 | .585 | 19.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 8.6 | .152 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +2.8 | +3.3 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 80 | 1,839 | 14.4 | .566 | 17.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | .113 | -1.3 | +1.5 | +0.3 | +1.1 |
| NJN | 57 | 1,466 | 13.8 | .559 | 17.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | .105 | -1.4 | +1.1 | -0.3 | +0.6 | |
| PHX | 23 | 373 | 16.5 | .597 | 16.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .145 | -0.7 | +3.1 | +2.4 | +0.5 | |
| 1980-81 | PHX | 81 | 1,686 | 14.4 | .580 | 16.1 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | .121 | -0.5 | +2.9 | +2.3 | +1.9 |
| 1981-82 | PHX | 81 | 1,892 | 12.5 | .530 | 18.5 | -0.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | .064 | -2.3 | +1.9 | -0.4 | +0.8 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 70 | 1,345 | 12.2 | .543 | 13.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .086 | -2.0 | +0.7 | -1.3 | +0.2 |
| DEN | 38 | 565 | 10.9 | .503 | 14.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | .053 | -2.9 | +0.1 | -2.9 | -0.1 | |
| UTA | 32 | 780 | 13.2 | .578 | 13.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .110 | -1.3 | +1.1 | -0.2 | +0.4 | |
| 1983-84 | UTA | 75 | 1,674 | 9.7 | .579 | 11.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | .070 | -3.2 | +0.9 | -2.2 | -0.1 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 77 | 1,276 | 8.5 | .547 | 12.1 | -0.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .066 | -4.5 | +1.8 | -2.7 | -0.2 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 37 | 324 | 11.0 | .631 | 10.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .104 | -1.6 | +1.2 | -0.3 | +0.1 |
| Career | 814 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42.4 | — | — | — | — | +12.7 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 8 | 18.2 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .432 | 0.000 | .486 |
| 1980-81 | 7 | 16.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .400 | 0.000 | .465 |
| 1981-82 | 7 | 27.3 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .500 | — | .541 |
| 1983-84 | 11 | 18.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .556 | — | .692 |
| 1984-85 | 9 | 19.3 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .474 | — | .549 |
| 1985-86 | 3 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .473 |
| Career | 45 | 19.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .467 | 0.000 | .543 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 400 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 265–135 |
| Away | 413 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 131–282 |
| In wins | 396 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 396–0 |
| In losses | 417 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 0–417 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 33 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 16–17 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 30 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 9–21 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 25 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 12–13 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 29 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 17–12 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 34 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 19–15 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 28 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 17–11 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 39 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 17–22 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 31 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 20–11 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 43 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 26–17 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 52 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 31–21 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 26 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 13–13 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 37 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 18–19 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 14–31 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 28 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 11–17 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 29 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 12–17 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 7–21 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 29 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 14–15 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 27–22 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 43 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 22–21 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 44 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 21–23 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 19 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 13–6 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Rich Kelley play for?
Rich Kelley plays C for the Sacramento Kings.
What are Rich Kelley's career stats?
Rich Kelley has averaged 7.6 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 2.6 APG over 11 seasons (1975-76–1985-86).
How tall is Rich Kelley?
Rich Kelley is 7-0 (235 lb).
When was Rich Kelley drafted?
Rich Kelley was drafted in 1975, round 1, pick 7.